Thursday, June 27, 2013

Crime Thriller for free

Debut novelist, Luke Murphy was a guest on Magic of the Muses (Rink Rat to Writer) back before his DEAD MAN'S HAND hit the bookshelves and now revisits us with some insider info on his popular crime thriller.

The best news is, for a limited time, DEAD MAN'S HAND is free. Check out the details.

Welcome back, Luke!

My International bestselling crime-thriller, DEAD
MAN’S HAND, is FREE, from June 26-28. I’ve been so happy with the success
and reviews since releasing my debut novel back in October. DEAD MAN'S HAND hit
International Bestselling status almost overnight.

There are so many crime-thriller writers and so many
books in the genres that competition is at an all-time high. Many people have
asked what makes my story so special and who would enjoy my book.

Why will
this novel generate an audience?

- Dead Man’s
Hand has tension and excitement as a result of the action taking place in a
single week.

- The African-American protagonist is not stereotypical. While his race is
significant, he does not moralize about the issue or his situation.

- The “find
out who framed you to save yourself” plot has a twist in that Watters
researches the crime online, primarily using analysis of character rather than
physical evidence.

- Point of view is easy to follow but engagingly complex, with scenes from the
perspectives of Watters, the detective, the cheating wife, and a hired
assassin.

Who is my MAIN target audience and
why?

- Thriller
readers looking for an atypical thriller hero—an African-American who is no
saint.

- Sports fans will be fascinated by Watters’ struggle to recover his decency
and win, a kind of Blind Side story with little sentimentality and few
illusions.

- A Las Vegas setting—the world of The Hangover movies and many youth films
like Bridesmaids—will appeal to 20s-30s readers.

- Watters’ romance with a former prostitute will appeal to younger female
readers. The marital tension between Detective Dayton and his wife will
interest adults. Both men and women will enjoy the twist on the femme
fatale figure of the murderer’s lover, who has her own schemes.

From NFL rising-star prospect to wanted
fugitive, Calvin Watters is a sadistic African-American Las Vegas
debt-collector framed by a murderer who, like the Vegas Police, finds him to be
the perfect fall-guy.

…and the cards don't fall your way?

When the brutal slaying of a prominent casino
owner is followed by the murder of a well-known bookie, Detective Dale Dayton
is thrown into the middle of a highly political case and leads the largest
homicide investigation in Vegas in the last twelve years.

What if you're dealt a Dead Man's Hand?

Against his superiors and better judgment, Dayton
is willing to give Calvin one last chance. To redeem himself, Calvin must prove
his innocence by finding the real killer, while avoiding the LVMPD, as well as
protect the woman he loves from a professional assassin hired to silence them.

Reviews:

"You may want to give it the whole night, just
to see how it turns out."

—William Martin, New
York Times bestselling author ofBack Bay and The Lincoln Letter

"Dead Man's Handis a pleasure, a debut novel that doesn't
read like one,

Luke Murphy
lives in Shawville, Quebec with his wife, three daughters and pug.

He played
six years of professional hockey before retiring in 2006. Since then, he’s held
a number of jobs, from sports columnist to radio journalist, before earning his
Bachelor of Education degree (Magna Cum Laude).

Murphy`s
debut novel, Dead Man`s Hand, was released by Imajin Books on October 20, 2012.

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About Me

SHADOW RIDERS is my latest release. In this adult crime thriller, she falls in love with her abuser. Eventually she must break that bond—justice for six murdered men depends on it.
In DISPASSIONATE LIES, it is 2035 and the world is in chaos from the criminal collapse of the web. Ladesque is trying to straighten it out so she can uncover the truth about her past. However, finding facts in corrupt data is not easy.
FIREWALLS Book 3 is the latest in my BackTracker Series. This thrilling, police action drama centers on love, PTSD and the fight against crime.
THE TRAZ and FATAL ERROR are Books 1 and 2 in this adventurous series about cops vs bikers on the Alberta prairie--and throw in a 13-year old girl. THE TRAZ also comes in a School Edition complete with a Teaching/Discussion Guide that addresses issues such as gangs, drugs, and depression.
SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT is a psychological sci-fi thriller that explores Quantum Physics’ Many World Theory.
My novels are available in both print and ebook from all popular online book sellers. If they're not on the shelves of your local library or bookstore, ask to have them ordered in.